Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 908 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
27. 27.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal

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